Babylon, Babylonia
- Ancient name
- Babylonia
- Modern country
- Iraq
- Coordinates
- 32.5, 44.5
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364063
The medieval Italian term Babilonia referred both to the ancient city of Babylon and the ancient state of Babylonia (see also Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea). Most of the labels on the Sfera maps seem to indicate a city rather than a region, however, and often mark it with its famous landmark the Tower of Babel. Note that medieval European sources often referred to Cairo as Babilonia.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M036
Variant spellings of Babylon, Babylonia in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| babbilonia | Laur5 |
| babel | NYPL1 |
| babillo[n]ia | Con1 |
| babillonia | Barb4, Borg, Laur3, Ricc8, Ricc9, Spe, Urb1, Vat2 |
| BABIllONIA | Ashb4 |
| BABILLONIA | He2 |
| babilonia | Ashb6, Bos, Chig2, Fn3, Fn9, Fo, Magl4, Med3, Morg, NB, NYPL3, Pal6, Pal8, Ricc1, Ricc15, Ricc6, Ro2, Wie1 |
| BABILONIA | BL01, BL02, Barb3, Pnc5, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc14 |
| Babilonia | Ashb6, Chig1, Clas2, Con3, MB, New, Par3, Pnc4, Vat3 |
| Babylonia | Parm2 |
| banbellonia | Pal5 |
| banbillona | Fn12 |
| banbillonia | Fn6, Magl2 |
| banbilonia | Bal, Fn8, He3, Marc1, Ricc13 |
| Banbilonia | Cors2 |
| BanBilonia | Yale4 |
| banbyllonia | Cs1 |
| mabel | Par1 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Babylon, Babylonia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/babylon/.